Anderson Contemporary hosted a pre-show Tea on Mars panel by Erik Sanner as part of its FORWARD SLASH TECHNOLOGY, TRANSCENDENCE & TEA  fine art installation featuring the work of Gary Kaleda, Malin Abrahamsson, and Erik Sanner. Erik had tea with guests and his Tea on Mars installation was also a part of the Animation Nights New York virtual space in High Fidelity.

Animation Nights New York and High Fidelity are presenting a film presentations in Virtual ANNY. Visitors watch an animated short film in the ANNY Virtual Space and then port INTO a scene from the film, and while having an exchange with the director in real time (avatar form). ANNY and High Fidelity had a working demo of this concept ready for the Animation Nights New York 2017 April Animation screening event.